Égat

Égat (French pronunciation: [eɡat] ^ⓘ; Catalan: Èguet) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Égat Èguet
Commune
A general view of the village of Égat
Location of Égat
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Coordinates: 42°30′04″N 2°01′01″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Pyrénées-Orientales
Arrondissement	Prades
Canton	Les Pyrénées catalanes
Intercommunality	Pyrénées Cerdagne
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Claude Grau[1]
Area 1	4.47 km2 (1.73 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	418
• Density	94/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	66064 /66120
Elevation	1,320–1,962 m (4,331–6,437 ft) (avg. 1,800 m or 5,900 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Localisation

Égat is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades.

Map of Égat and its surrounding communes

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	122	—
1975	202	+7.47%
1982	310	+6.31%
1990	419	+3.84%
1999	494	+1.85%
2007	459	−0.91%
2012	444	−0.66%
2017	438	−0.27%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department